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In 2020, the health crisis highlighted a number of weaknesses in the pharmaceutical sector's supply chain. To maintain their agility and competitiveness, industry players are forced to find solutions to optimize the entire logistics chain.
Pharmaceutical logistics: needs focused on security
Storage and transport conditions
Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products require specific storage and transport conditions to guarantee their efficacy and safety . Some products must be kept at controlled temperatures, necessitating a strict cold chain. Others are sensitive to light or humidity and must therefore be protected accordingly. In addition, products with short expiration dates must be managed carefully to prevent any loss.
Strict regulations
The pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries are governed by strict regulations, such as Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Whether local or international, these standards impose high standards of quality, safety, and traceability to ensure that products are handled and distributed under optimal conditions.
Pharmaceutical logistics: what are the challenges?
The pharmaceutical and cosmetics sector is a particularly dynamic environment. In a world where health issues are paramount, pharmaceutical logistics must address the challenges of the manufacturing and supply chain.
Inventory management
For the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, inventory management is a significant challenge. The key lies in preventing stockouts to avoid any impact on patients, while simultaneously optimizing inventory levels to minimize storage costs. Inventory management tools must be precise and responsive to address fluctuations in demand and production constraints.
Traceability and security
Traceability of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products is mandatory to guarantee their safety. Audit trails are therefore essential to control this traceability and establish recall plans. In this area, advanced solutions make it possible to track each batch of medication from production to final delivery, ensuring complete transparency. This helps combat counterfeiting and guarantees authentic and safe products for patients.
The role of WMS in pharmaceutical logistics
A Warehouse Management System (WMS) is the essential tool for ensuring efficient and precise management of logistics operations. In pharmaceutical logistics, a WMS offers numerous advantages. It improves product traceability by recording every step in the supply chain. It also optimizes and order preparation processes , reducing human error (by up to 99%) and increasing operational efficiency. Finally, a WMS allows for better inventory management by preventing stockouts, while increasing a warehouse's storage capacity by up to 35% .
Why use EGO WMS?
Developed by logistics professionals for logistics professionals, our inventory management solution, WMS EGO , benefits from over 35 years of evolution and adaptation. Our WMS EGO software enables, among other things:
- A complete digitalization of processes,
- A response to the constraints of BPD, BPF, GAMP, CFR21 Part 11, and EGO, validated in its various versions
- Dedicated and precise batch tracking in the pharmaceutical sense
- Comprehensive management of withdrawal plans,
- Batch record management during manufacturing, as well as comprehensive quality monitoring and control management,
- An integration of a document management system across all processes.
The EGO WMS also offers you the possibility of granting user rights based on their role (pharmacists, logistics specialists, etc.). Furthermore, in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, we are able to work with laboratories, distributors, and warehouse operators alike.
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